MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	21.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

System	MSI MS-7845
Motherboard	MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) (all builds)
Memory	2.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150519
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jul 02 '18 at 07:45
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 89.9 1-Core 126 2-Core 251 87% 156 Pts	4-Core 449 8-Core 645 68% 547 Pts	64-Core 661 41% 661 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 560-$500 60,738 User benchmarks, average bench 22% PowerColor(148C 2381) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1180 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.10.1 Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	21.5% Poor	Lighting 24.5 Reflection 30.5 Parallax 36.7 20% 30.6 fps	MRender 29.7 Gravity 24.9 Splatting 33.3 24% 29.3 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 21.5% Great: 25%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Hitachi HDE72101 1TB 103 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 702GB free (System drive) Firmware: A3AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 31 26 49 55 51 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	28.1% Poor	Read 55.7 Write 83 Mixed 50.8 SusWrite 41.9 43% 57.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 28.1% Great: 63%
Hitachi HDS5C302 2TB 159 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 378GB free Firmware: AA10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 84 82 88 87 87 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 77 Write 81.5 Mixed 51 SusWrite 85.4 54% 73.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 565GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 209 210 212 210 211 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 211 Write 172 Mixed 89 SusWrite 210 124% 171 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 112%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 737GB free Firmware: 0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 44 38 43 99 119 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Read 145 Write 39 Mixed 96 SusWrite 65.1 64% 86.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 109%
Verbatim STORE N GO 8GB 7,781 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 0302 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.8 7.5 7.5 6.4 7.7 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	5.58% Terrible	Read 21.5 Write 7 Mixed 5.3 SusWrite 7.2 11% 10.2 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 14% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 5.58% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 73,650 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	28.6% Poor	MC Read 9.2 MC Write 9.2 MC Mixed 8 25% 8.8 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 9.4 SC Mixed 9.2 26% 9.03 GB/s	Latency 67.3 59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 28.6% Great: 62%

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Typical Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) Builds (Compare 1,426 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 40%

Jet ski

Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 34%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING (MS-7845) - $149

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	584x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	264x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	216x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	109x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	103x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	93x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	60x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	54x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	46x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	31x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	30x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	26x

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Total price: $569

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16